Soul swap tyrant always wants to have a baby

"Your Majesty, your safety..."

"Ah, my dear, there's no need to say anything. I've made up my mind. Besides, I'm an adult and can take responsibility for what I say. And as I said, whoever wants my throne can take it. If I die, the throne is yours. As long as I live, you'll have to lie down before me, no matter if you're a dragon or a tiger. Don't you agree, my dear brother?"

The eldest prince Zhongli Chen, who was suddenly named, suddenly felt a chill on his back.

"The Emperor has a mind of his own, which is beyond the reach of my brother and his generation of idlers."

The eldest prince Zhongli Chen, who had always acted as an invisible man in the court, suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention and felt a little uneasy.

If his younger brother attacked him in the hall, he would not be able to escape unscathed based on his understanding of the secret guards. Even if his own people wanted to save him, they would be unable to do so.

After all, his deceased uncle and lame second brother were both lessons from the past.

"I never thought that my brother holds me in such high regard."

"Your Majesty is wise and brave, and your subjects should admire him."

"I've heard that my brother is an excellent rider and archer. He didn't participate in the last national competition. This autumn hunt, I must let him teach me his skills."

"Your Majesty is overly kind. I only know a little bit."

"My Royal Brother is too modest. I must have a competition with him during the Autumn Hunt."

"Since Your Majesty has spoken, I will do my best to have fun with you."

"Then I look forward to my brother's performance then."

The civil and military officials watched the exchanges between the emperor and the eldest prince with suspicion in their hearts.

I don't know how this eldest prince, who has never made a name for himself in the court, caught the emperor's attention. According to their experience, the emperor would not point out someone for no reason.

Unless this person causes trouble and offends the emperor, he will be punished.

Could it be that the eldest prince did something to the autumn hunt?

It is not impossible. When the late emperor was young, he valued and favored the eldest prince the most, otherwise he would not have named the eldest prince Chen.

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After the palace banquet, Leng Qingyi was about to go to his own Yangxin Palace when he was stopped by someone behind him.

"Your Majesty, wait for me~"

Turning around, she saw Yan Ruju hurriedly walking towards her and stopped in her tracks.

"What do you want from me?"

"Your Majesty, can you please go back and tell me?"

Leng Qing was a little confused when he saw Yan Ruju's face, which was red even in the dim candlelight.

But I didn't ask, because I'd know what it was later.

After arriving at the Yangxin Palace, Yan Ruju looked shyly at Xiaolizi, who followed Leng Qingyi closely.

Leng Qing understood and let Zhongli Yuan go down.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty...I summoned Imperial Physician Wen yesterday to check on your pulse."

"My beloved, are you feeling unwell?"

"I am in good health, but... but..."

"What is it? Just say it, my dear."

Yan Ruju was a little confused about how to say this.

But she had to keep silent. The women in the harem were ready to make a move. If she hadn't been so strong-willed to suppress them, who knows how many women would have climbed into the emperor's bed by now.

After thinking about this, Yan Ruju closed her eyes and made up her mind. After all, the emperor was her husband, so what was there to be afraid of talking to her husband?

"I heard from Doctor Wen that the Emperor has been a little irritated recently. I've noticed that the Emperor has been busy with state affairs and hasn't been to the harem these days, and I'm afraid that the Emperor might be feeling suffocated, so... so..."

"So my beloved concubine came to me on her own?"

Yan Ruju's face was so red that it seemed to bleed. She lowered her head and dared not look directly at the emperor.

"Alas, I don't want to get angry, but it won't stand up, and there's nothing I can do."

Yan Ruju followed the emperor's gaze and looked down, and suddenly her ears and neck were flushed.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty hasn't recovered yet?"

"Alas, it's all because of these things. I can't eat or sleep well. I can't even get enough rest, let alone recuperation. How can I care about it?"

"Your Majesty, has anything important happened in the court recently?"

"There's news from Beidong that the Beidong royal family is planning a major move. The northern border is going to be uneasy soon, but we haven't gathered all the clothes and weapons yet. How can I not worry about it?"

"Isn't Beidong trading with Dongxia? How could they attack my country so soon?"

"Will trade solve the food problem for everyone in Beidong and the Xiongnu? Certainly not. Every winter, there's unrest on the border, and this time, it's likely to be a major event."

"Why?"

"Why else? They're just afraid that I'll threaten them once I'm firmly on the throne, so they're taking advantage of my short time on the throne to strike first."

"Is the news accurate?"

"of course."

"Now that our treasury is full, we can go to war if we want. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much."

"How can I not be worried? The treasury is full, but what about the generals? Besides your father, the only generals in Beijing who can handle the task are Ling Xuan and Ji Yechen. Ling Xuan and Ji Yechen are still young. If a war breaks out between the two countries, how can I trust them to hand over such an important task to two young generals?"

"Let my father go. Although he has been recuperating for several years, I can still boast that his military skills are unmatched in the court today."

"The Duke of Zhenguo is indeed a master of military strategy, but when he was young, he guarded the southwest border and was unfamiliar with the terrain and climate of northern winter. Furthermore, most of his troops are stationed in cities along the southwest border. How can we quickly provide support to both the south and the north?"

"Then we should dispatch some troops there before Beidong takes action to prepare for the rainy day."

"I have also considered this method. If we mobilize the Yan family army, we will have to send the generals stationed on the southwestern border with them. By then, the Yan family generals will need to adapt to the terrain and environment in Beidong. Beidong is especially cold in winter, and there are many deserts and Gobi there. It will be difficult for inexperienced generals to cope with it.

The cities where the troops have been transferred also need new generals to garrison them, but there is really no one available in the court."

"That's easy. Simply have the generals from Beidong who are familiar with the terrain lead the troops against the enemy. Transferring some troops from each of the southwestern border cities will not affect the security of the southwestern border, but will also support the Beidong border."

"The tiger talisman is in your father's hands. I have discussed this with your father several times, but we haven't been able to reach an agreement. Sigh!"

Yan Ruju was stunned. She had thought of many possibilities, but she never expected that the problem would be stuck with her father.

"Why doesn't father agree?"

"Your father said that Beidong, having just begun trading with us, wouldn't become our enemy so soon. Such a large-scale troop deployment would also cause unrest in the court and unrest among the people."

"Such an important matter must be carried out in private. There is no need to rush to defeat the enemy."

"Alas! I can't help it. Your father said that I was too young and had never fought in a war, so I didn't understand these things. He told me not to exaggerate."

"How can this be alarmist? This concerns the lives of the people living in the border areas. How could father be so confused?"

"Alas! Perhaps I am really too young. I get so nervous when I hear a little gossip."

"Your Majesty, please do not worry. I met your father during the autumn hunt and tried my best to persuade him to mobilize troops to protect the border."